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Posted by Tom D on September 6, 2006 at 1:44:46 pm EDT
In reply to Re: Overbag??? posted by Dave S on September 6, 2006 at 12:51:26 pm EDT

Dave, My dad used to have a couple of WW II vintage wool blankets, so I imagine what you have is similar. I know you are on a budget, but you may want to look for a small synthetic filled quilt instead-it will be lighter and will compress more. You should be able to find them at discount stores.
Also, believe it or not, sometimes places like Salvation Army or Goodwill have used gear that people donate. Occasionally someone will post one of those "what's the best deal you've ever got?" posts on a website and you'd be surprised what people find. The trick is to find one near a neighborhood where people tend to donate items rather than sell them on eBay. What you will find mostly is clothes, like nice jackets, for next to nothing.

Also, a lot of sites like this one have buy/sell boards which are good places to look for used gear. There is also a yahoo group called "backpackgearswap" that seems pretty active. I have just joined it so I'm not that familiar with what all shows up there yet.

You can outfit yourself relatively cheaply if you are resourceful and spend the time looking around.

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